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Here are some dates to keep in mind: Classes begin January 9. If you have not registered for your classes, final registration is on January 8. Financial aid will be available in our bookstores January 4 - January 22. Skip the lines by ordering your books online here! If you are a new student this semester, be sure to complete your 2023-2024 FAFSA SRTC’s school code is 005615 for all campuses. Get a jump on your summer SRTC Foundation scholarships by applying when they...

Eight years ago, Dr. Luis Marin Guillent moved to the United States of America from Venezuela speaking no English. He had studied to become a physician at one of the most prestigious universities in Venezuela, graduating in the top 20% of his class at the University of Carabobo. He was a practicing physician when he had to leave Venezuela, but because he did not speak, read, or write in English, he could not take the board exams to practice medicine in the USA. So, he spent several years...

For the 2024 spring semester, which begins January 9, the Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) Foundation awarded scholarships to 73 students totaling $61,400. The SRTC scholarship funds assist students with education-related costs such as tuition, fees, books, classroom and lab supplies, and gas money. The students who were awarded scholarships are Michelle Oliver of Adel, Tiffany Travis of Albany, Chad Wentworth of Ashburn, Tijaniya Jones, Nancy Lerma Cerda, Henry Manley and Nancy...

Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) recently announced two Adult Education superlative prizes for 2024. The college named Brittnee Mathis of Tifton their Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) delegate and Rhea Brashear of Thomasville their Adult Education Teacher of the Year. Both awards represent excellence in adult education. The Dinah Culbreath Wayne EAGLE Program celebrates adult learners in pursuit of excellence. This singular statewide program recognizes...

On December 6, 2023, Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) held a Commencement ceremony at SRTC-Bainbridge in honor of the graduates who completed their programs during the fall semester of 2023. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of 385 graduates, with over 250 graduates in attendance. The graduates’ friends and family members filled the Student Wellness Center gym to capacity, celebrating the class of 2023. SRTC’s graduation was a morning of awarding degrees, diplomas,...

On Tuesday, December 5, Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) held a pinning ceremony at SRTC-Thomasville during which 27 Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) students and 18 Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) students from the LPN to RN Bridge program Nursing cohorts received their nursing pins. The ceremony commemorates the students’ successful completion of their nursing coursework and clinical rotations. This class of nursing students is eligible to participate in SRTC’s...

The Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) Foundation is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Comedy for a Cause fundraiser, which will take place on the evening of February 17, 2024 at The Biscuit Company in Thomasville, Georgia. Comedy for a Cause will feature comedians Angel Gaines and Mike Burton in a ninety-minute comedy show, preceded by drinks, a dinner catered by JB Crumbs, and a presentation honoring distinguished SRTC alumni. Thomasville National Bank (TNB) is the 2024...

On November 29, 2023, twelve Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) Respiratory Care graduates were honored during a pinning ceremony held at SRTC-Thomasville. Joined by students’ families, friends, and affiliate hospital representatives, the Respiratory Care program faculty at SRTC hosted the annual pinning ceremony in honor of the senior students. These students completed two semesters of prerequisite coursework as well as four semesters of rigorous occupational coursework including...

Executive Director of the Georgia Technical College Directors Association (TCDA) Adie Shimandle recently announced that Dawn Johns has been elected to serve on the TCDA Executive Board as an at large member. She was sworn in in Savannah at the TCDA and Technical College Foundation Association (TCFA) Leadership Conference in October. Johns serves Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) as Board Chair for the SRTC Board of Directors. Professionally, Johns is the Vice-President of Human...

For the 2024 spring semester, which begins January 9, 2024, Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) will offer a Cisco Network Specialist program through the Cisco Networking Academy at the SRTC-Bainbridge campus. The Cisco Network Specialist program is a three semester, 12 credit hour technical certificate of credit (TCC) program that teaches students the basics of networking, the configuration and interconnection of switches and routers, switch/router security, and routing...

As we continue celebrating National Apprenticeship Week, we are proud to highlight some of the program's stellar apprentices like Nursing graduate Kelly Halstead. Since our Apprenticeship program’s inception in 2021, area hospitals have accounted for the majority of apprenticeship positions. Eighty-seven SRTC students and graduates have taken advantage of the program at Archbold Memorial Hospital, Colquitt Regional Medical Center, Memorial Hospital and Manor, Miller County Hospital, and...

As we continue celebrating National Apprenticeship Week, we are proud to highlight some of the program's stellar apprentices like Levi Willis. Since its inception in 2021, the Apprenticeship Program has attracted the participation of 23 area businesses, including Flowers Honda, which is where Levi is currently working while finishing up Automotive coursework. Levi has excelled at work and in class and is now on the path to a fulfilling career; truly a shining example of the power of...